parterre saturday afternoon presents its first “returning” diva, Leyla Gencer (previously heard in Maria Stuarda) in an opera she really should have done far more often, Verdi’s Macbeth. The skullduggery commences at 2:00 PM.
Interesting. But there’s no evidence of an incestuous relationship with her brother, other than rumors, according to wikipedia. (Giovanni btw was murdered at age 20-21.) Lucrezia was also accused...
A favorite Donizetti performance from Camille · 24 minutes ago
The best Aunt Eller I've seen live is Mary Wickes when Oklahoma was revived on Broadway many years ago.
A favorite Donizetti performance from Camille · 35 minutes ago
I saw Vanzo once as Faust with the Paris Opera's visit. That was it for me. I became a forever fan.
A favorite Donizetti performance from Camille · 44 minutes ago
A terrific start. And a hell of a boost from that early age. I made it to my first opera only through the good graces of Mr. Bond, the Alfred Drake-wannabe Junior High choral director who schlepped...
A favorite Donizetti performance from Camille · 45 minutes ago
Just to be clear: my admiration for Vanzo goes back 40 years so is neither a "recent Parterre infatuation" nor a "fad." And of course it's based on his recordings: I...
A favorite Donizetti performance from Camille · 57 minutes ago
Not sure I find that surprising. Surely only a few here heard Wunderlich or Souzay or Gorr live either...
Indeed I was. They had me going to concerts and theater, including G& S, at age 4. Opera at age 11. But the bug really kicked in when they gave me and my siblings tickets to a few things on their...
Well, who cares for versmilitude in an opera? Yes, it is more realistic to end without the rondo but it is a magnificent cabaletta. Wouldn't it miss for the world.
Lucrezia Borgia is my favorite Donizetti too. It was the first opera of Gaetano I heard and I fell in hook line and sinker for Gaetano. I love my every bit of this opera but here is a great...
Well. This choice seems natural, almost inevitable. And perfect. Along with Dessì, the great Italian prima donnae of an era.
What? No detailed review delivered fresh to their 5-year-old at home? Imagine! But what I'm really trying to imagine is my parents giving their 15-year-old tickets to see anyone...
I don't get this--why admiring a singer based only on recordings is necessarily a sign of a fad. If so, I have a similar faddish admiration for Bergonzi, Corelli, Schipa, and a number of...
someone on twitter said this show looks and sounds like a cutaway gag on 30 Rock -- seems like that about sums it up
Definitely old school. 1980's and early 90's
Exactly. It looks to me like the recent Parterre infatuation with Vanzo is more of a fad than a result of personal experience. Not that he wasn’t quite good, but that people here didn’t have much...
Hahahaha!! Sort of like Samson. We can only hope and pray! This time I’ll see it. Didn’t see the first two acts when we went last time. I bow my head and accept my fate about La Watusi. At least...
Camille!!!!!!!! I wanted to post this! I was about to make the submission :) I saw her live in 2001 in Bologna in this.
Shoulda won for *Third Man*! Schade.
Now THAT'S a Te Deum!
Then — Thank your Mother for me for not only having good sense but good taste. She must still have had quite a lot of force and ability left at that time to pull those both off, I must say. They’re...
parterre saturday afternoon presents its first “returning” diva, Leyla Gencer (previously heard in Maria Stuarda) in an opera she really should have done far more often, Verdi’s Macbeth. The skullduggery commences at 2:00 PM.
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